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Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)

Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)

4.7
38,700 FBu
Size: How It Explains the World

Size: How It Explains the World

4.3
110,900 Fr
Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing (Mit Press)

Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing (Mit Press)

4.1
88,400 Fr
Numbers Dont Lie

Numbers Dont Lie

4.3
15,469 Fr
How the World Really Works By Vaclav Smil & [Hardcover] The Green New Deal By Jeremy Rifkin 2 Books Collection Set

How the World Really Works By Vaclav Smil & [Hardcover] The Green New Deal By Jeremy Rifkin 2 Books Collection Set

71,428 Fr
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

4.3
39,059 Fr
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (Mit Press)

Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities (Mit Press)

4.3
107,900 Fr
Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

4.3
122,900 Fr
How the World Really Works [Paperback] Smil, Vaclav

How the World Really Works [Paperback] Smil, Vaclav

4.4
72,400 Fr
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

4.4
FREE
Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century

Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century

4.7
201,900 Fr
Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made

Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made

4.6
38,963 Fr
Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate First Edition

Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate First Edition

4.2
255,631 Fr
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

4.3
69,400 Fr
Energy and Civilization: A History

Energy and Civilization: A History

4.5
123,900 Fr
Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 25, 2005

Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 25, 2005

4.5
208,344 Fr
Energy

Energy

4.4
64,900 Fr
Materials and Dematerialization: Making the Modern World

Materials and Dematerialization: Making the Modern World

4.5
136,661 Fr
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

4.4
117,900 Fr
How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

4.4
91,900 Fr
Why America Is Not a New Rome

Why America Is Not a New Rome

4.3
801,900 Fr
Size: The Measure of All Things

Size: The Measure of All Things

129,900 Fr
Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives

Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives

4.3
393,900 Fr
How Food Really Works: The Science of Feeding our Growing Planet

How Food Really Works: The Science of Feeding our Growing Planet

55,900 Fr
Vaclav Smil Collection 2 Books Set (How the World Really Works & Numbers Don't Lie) Paperback – 26 Jun. 2024

Vaclav Smil Collection 2 Books Set (How the World Really Works & Numbers Don't Lie) Paperback – 26 Jun. 2024

91,241 Fr
Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

4.8
96,900 FBu
Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems (Mit Press)

Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems (Mit Press)

4.0
372,900 Fr
Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years

Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years

117,740 Fr
How the World Really Works By Smil Vaclav, Footprints [Hardcover] By David Farriery, Foolproof [Hardcover] By Dr Sander Van der Linden 3 Books Collection Set

How the World Really Works By Smil Vaclav, Footprints [Hardcover] By David Farriery, Foolproof [Hardcover] By Dr Sander Van der Linden 3 Books Collection Set

179,721 Fr
Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

FREE
China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development

China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development

3
224,900 FBu
Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines (Mit Press)

Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines (Mit Press)

4.4
91,911 Fr
Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production (The MIT Press)

Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production (The MIT Press)

109,900 FBu
Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects

Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects

4.5
269,973 Fr
Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

4.3
147,436 Fr
Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World

Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World

4.4
125,672 Fr
Should We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory 1st Edition

Should We Eat Meat?: Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory 1st Edition

4.2
165,900 Fr
Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

4.6
92,814 Fr
Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses

4.5
FREE
Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere (Scientific American Library)

Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere (Scientific American Library)

5
188,900 FBu
Vaclav Smil>*^MADE IN THE USA

Vaclav Smil>*^MADE IN THE USA

4.3
43,348 Fr
Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences

Transforming the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations and Their Consequences

4.6
269,069 Fr
The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change Paperback – August 11, 2003

The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change Paperback – August 11, 2003

3.9
269,900 Fr
China's Past, China's Future (Asia's Transformations/Critical Asian Scholarship)

China's Past, China's Future (Asia's Transformations/Critical Asian Scholarship)

300,900 FBu
Biomass Energies: Resources, Links, Constraints (Institute for Amorphous Studies Series)

Biomass Energies: Resources, Links, Constraints (Institute for Amorphous Studies Series)

372,900 FBu